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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Forwards

2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games

This board ranks forwards only by plus/minus, so centres and wingers are not mixed with defensemen.

Plus/minus adds one for every even-strength or shorthanded goal the team scores with the player on the ice and subtracts one for every one allowed. Power-play goals for do not count; empty-net goals do. For leagues that split positions: the forward slots' view of plus/minus.

Leader in 2020-21: Mikko Rantanen (COL), 30 +/-.

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NHL Plus/Minus Leaders: Forwards, 2020-21, All situations
#	Player	Team	+/-	GP	Per game	PTS	G
1	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	30	52	0.58	66	30	19:55	99%▲0.5
2	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	29	56	0.52	84	31	22:11	100%
3	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	27	54	0.50	48	23	18:13	—
4	Anthony DuclairFFLA	FLA	27	43	0.63	32	10	15:41	3.3%▲3
5	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	26	56	0.46	54	24	20:45	84%▲5
6	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	26	55	0.47	61	21	19:04	93%▲9.6
7	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	26	53	0.49	69	29	18:55	73%▲0.7
8	Martin NecasFCAR	CAR	25	53	0.47	41	14	17:17	100%▲1.8
9	Carter VerhaegheFFLA	FLA	24	43	0.56	36	18	17:44	72%
10	Joe PavelskiFDAL	DAL	22	56	0.39	51	25	19:01	—
11	Chandler StephensonFVGK	VGK	22	51	0.43	35	14	18:06	17%▲13
12	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	22	48	0.46	65	20	20:22	100%▲0.9
13	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	21	56	0.38	105	33	22:09	100%▲1.5
14	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	21	55	0.38	67	20	22:26	99%▲1.3
15	Craig SmithFBOS	BOS	21	54	0.39	32	13	14:53	—
16	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	21	52	0.40	66	41	21:33	99%
17	Nino NiederreiterFCAR	CAR	20	56	0.36	34	20	15:43	4.0%▲3.8
18	Max PaciorettyFVGK	VGK	20	48	0.42	51	24	17:56	—
19	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	19	56	0.34	39	14	18:40	24%▲20
20	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	19	55	0.35	44	18	17:25	24%▼21
21	Zach HymanFTOR	TOR	19	43	0.44	33	15	19:22	98%▼1.8
22	Marcus FolignoFMIN	MIN	19	39	0.49	26	11	14:58	4.2%▲3.4
23	Jared McCannFPIT	PIT	17	43	0.40	32	14	14:07	72%▲1.9
24	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	16	56	0.29	57	24	19:28	99%▲1.2
25	Joel Eriksson EkFMIN	MIN	16	56	0.29	30	19	17:03	82%▲10
26	Barclay GoodrowFTBL	TBL	16	55	0.29	20	6	15:07	0.1%
27	Alex TuchFVGK	VGK	16	55	0.29	33	18	16:50	94%▼5.5
28	David KrejciFBOS	BOS	16	51	0.31	44	8	17:08	—
29	Blake ColemanFTBL	TBL	15	55	0.27	31	14	15:28	38%▼24
30	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	15	55	0.27	45	17	18:43	84%▲11
31	Nikolaj EhlersFWPG	WPG	15	47	0.32	46	21	16:55	93%▲7.5
32	Anthony BeauvillierFNYI	NYI	15	47	0.32	28	15	16:24	4.0%▲3.8
33	Kasperi KapanenFPIT	PIT	15	40	0.38	30	11	15:32	9.2%▲9
34	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	14	54	0.26	52	20	19:57	50%▲32
35	Tyson JostFCOL	COL	14	54	0.26	17	7	14:07	0.0%
36	Joonas DonskoiFCOL	COL	14	51	0.27	31	17	14:32	—
37	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	14	42	0.33	58	17	19:39	97%▼1.8
38	Scott LaughtonFPHI	PHI	13	53	0.25	20	9	15:25	5.6%▲5.5
39	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	13	52	0.25	35	11	17:47	22%▲18
40	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	13	51	0.25	45	17	16:53	100%
41	Calle JarnkrokFNSH	NSH	13	49	0.27	28	13	16:48	0.1%
42	Roope HintzFDAL	DAL	13	41	0.32	43	15	18:14	84%▲7.1
43	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	12	56	0.21	50	19	18:12	96%▲9.3
44	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	12	55	0.22	61	20	18:25	17%▲12
45	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	12	54	0.22	35	8	17:30	—
46	Pavel BuchnevichFNYR	NYR	12	54	0.22	48	20	18:44	36%▲7.6
47	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	12	50	0.24	58	26	20:56	97%▲7
48	Brandon TanevFPIT	PIT	12	32	0.38	16	7	14:26	0.1%
49	Mason AppletonFWPG	WPG	11	56	0.20	25	12	14:25	0.1%
50	Anders LeeFNYI	NYI	11	27	0.41	19	12	17:32	29%▼20
51	Yanni GourdeFTBL	TBL	10	56	0.18	36	17	17:04	4.9%▲4
52	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	10	56	0.18	47	19	19:54	43%▲4.7
53	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	10	55	0.18	51	27	18:18	98%▼0.9
54	Jean-Gabriel PageauFNYI	NYI	10	54	0.19	28	14	16:47	12%▲11
55	Reilly SmithFVGK	VGK	10	53	0.19	25	14	17:52	—
56	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	10	51	0.20	42	17	16:36	99%▼0.8
57	Jakub VranaFWSH/DET	WSH/DET	10	50	0.20	36	19	15:00	—
58	Nico SturmFMIN	MIN	10	50	0.20	17	11	10:51	0.1%
59	J.T. CompherFCOL	COL	10	48	0.21	18	10	14:13	4.0%▲3.9
60	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	10	48	0.21	48	20	18:37	100%▲1.1
61	Zachary Aston-ReeseFPIT	PIT	10	45	0.22	15	9	14:37	0.0%
62	Teddy BluegerFPIT	PIT	10	43	0.23	22	7	14:51	4.8%▲4.6
63	Joel ArmiaFMTL	MTL	10	41	0.24	14	7	14:42	3.3%▲3.1
64	Brendan GallagherFMTL	MTL	10	35	0.29	23	14	15:01	3.3%▲2.8
65	Frederick GaudreauFPIT	PIT	10	19	0.53	10	2	13:04	0.2%
66	Bryan RustFPIT	PIT	9	56	0.16	42	22	19:43	85%▲2.5
67	Jordan EberleFNYI	NYI	9	55	0.16	33	16	16:45	30%▲2.7
68	Valeri NichushkinFCOL	COL	9	55	0.16	21	10	14:05	60%
69	Phillip DanaultFMTL	MTL	9	53	0.17	24	5	16:52	4.9%▲4.5
70	Kailer YamamotoFEDM	EDM	9	52	0.17	21	8	16:22	0.2%
71	Viktor ArvidssonFNSH	NSH	9	50	0.18	25	10	16:36	33%▲23
72	Nicolas RoyFVGK	VGK	9	50	0.18	15	6	13:01	4.9%▲4.7
73	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	9	42	0.21	35	11	16:41	51%▲29
74	Filip ChytilFNYR	NYR	9	42	0.21	22	8	13:14	6.4%▲6.3
75	Alexander RadulovFDAL	DAL	9	11	0.82	12	4	17:47	—
76	Frank VatranoFFLA	FLA	8	56	0.14	26	18	14:31	6.4%▲6.2
77	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	8	55	0.15	62	24	20:24	100%▲2.4
78	Trevor LewisFWPG	WPG	7	56	0.13	10	5	9:52	—
79	Carl HagelinFWSH	WSH	7	56	0.13	16	6	14:06	—
80	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	7	56	0.13	57	23	20:16	100%
81	Garnet HathawayFWSH	WSH	7	56	0.13	18	6	12:19	4.8%▲4.6
82	Zach PariseFMIN	MIN	7	45	0.16	18	7	13:57	—
83	Nick BjugstadFMIN	MIN	7	44	0.16	17	6	11:49	0.1%
84	Daniel SprongFWSH	WSH	7	42	0.17	20	13	11:40	—
85	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	7	41	0.17	29	9	16:34	—
86	Tomas NosekFVGK	VGK	7	38	0.18	18	8	13:00	—
87	Leo KomarovFNYI	NYI	7	33	0.21	8	1	12:50	—
88	Mathieu PerreaultFWPG	WPG	6	56	0.11	19	9	11:42	—
89	David PerronFSTL	STL	6	56	0.11	58	19	18:33	0.2%
90	Ryan StromeFNYR	NYR	6	56	0.11	49	14	18:16	4.0%▲3.9
91	Alexander WennbergFFLA	FLA	6	56	0.11	29	17	18:10	25%▼1.6
92	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	6	56	0.11	43	16	18:09	100%▲2.6
93	Eric RobinsonFCBJ	CBJ	6	56	0.11	18	8	12:24	3.2%▲3.1
94	Jesse PuljujarviFEDM	EDM	6	55	0.11	25	15	15:08	—
95	Pierre-Edouard BellemareFCOL	COL	6	53	0.11	11	9	11:20	—
96	Adam LowryFWPG	WPG	6	52	0.12	24	10	15:32	5.7%▲5.5
97	Joe ThorntonFTOR	TOR	6	44	0.14	20	5	13:43	—
98	Derek RyanFCGY	CGY	6	43	0.14	13	2	11:53	—
99	Cody GlassFVGK	VGK	6	27	0.22	10	4	14:32	4.9%▲4.5
100	Trevor ZegrasFANA	ANA	6	24	0.25	13	3	15:24	86%▲18

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